One of my spicier takes is that the country would have been better off if Nixon had won in ‘60. No Camelot shit, Nixon is far less of a resentful maniac than ‘68-‘74 (and thus no Watergate), good chance a Dem wins in ‘64 anyway, probably Humphrey or McCarthy, so Civil Rights happens anyway, etc.

Something is going down in the group chats

In fact, those who carry out an illegal order can face the same criminal liability as if they had acted on their own initiative.

Individuals, including military personnel, are legally obligated to refuse orders that are clearly illegal or unconstitutional, and "just following orders" is not a valid defense for unlawful actions.

I'm not sure who counts or not, or if this will outlast a Trump reigmn, but it does put some friction on the process

Now I'm worried about ever being able to borrow again if I want to do a doctorate, since I'm right at that 100K limit, even though it's all paid off.

Had a look filling out my FASFA. It's unusual because I'm supposed to fill it out for my scholarship, even though I don't receive any grants or other financial aid, and the scholarship is from the state. Paid them off a couple of years ago now, since I didn't think we'd get any relief from the feds.